San Estevan (Maya site)

18°8′21.99″N 88°30′51.23″W / 18.1394417°N 88.5142306°W / 18.1394417; -88.5142306

San Estevan
LocationSan Estevan Belize
History
Founded300 B.C.
PeriodsLate Formative
CulturesMaya
Site notes
Excavation dates1965, 1973, 1975, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2008

The San Estevan archaeological site is located in northern Belize 1 km from the modern community of San Estevan, Belize. The site is a Maya civilization site occupied during the Formative (800 BC – AD 300) and Classic (AD 300 – 900) eras of Mesoamerican chronology. San Estevan is located on the New River halfway between the sites of Cerros and Lamanai. Beginning in the Late Formative period (300 BC – AD 300), San Estevan was a regional political center.